More than 8 lakh candidates certified under NDLM Tue 29 December 2015
More than 8 lakh candidates have so far been certified under Level 1 curriculum of National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) scheme. Of them, 811,381 candidates have been trained with government support, while 1,335 have been trained by Industry partners. Of the 811,381 candidates trained with government support, 727,757 candidates come under General category, comprising of SC, ST, OBC, BPL and general communities, whereas 83,624 comprise of Anganwadi workers, ASHAs and authorized ration dealers. The highest numbers of 143,028 candidates have been certified in Uttar Pradesh, 128,044 candidates in West Bengal and 111,579 candidates in Rajasthan. Madhya Pradesh (82,515 candidates) and Maharashtra (70,283 candidates) come in fourth and fifth position, respectively